The Tasmanian State Government has released a discussion paper on prostitution reform, presenting three options: decriminalisation, criminalisation, and licensing. The public has been asked to put submissions in answering key questions detailed in the paper before 9 March 2012 . What can you do? Click to find out.
Briefing Paper on the Criminal Law Consolidation (Medical Defences - End of Life Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2011 by FamilyVoice Australia. It involves: Introduction; Which offences would the new defence apply to?; Direct intentional killing of a patient by a doctor; Aiding, abetting or counselling suicide; Providing support or assistance; Undermining medical ethical standards; Not a law permitting euthanasia?; Australia; Dr Philip Nitschke; Conclusion and recommendation; Endnotes.
Submission on the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002 and the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 to the 2010 Legislation Review National Health and Medical Research Council. It involves: Introduction; Developments in embryonic stem cell research (tor 4(b)) and related fields; Community standards (or 4(c)) and ethical considerations; International developments and legislation relating to the use of human embryos and related research (tor 4(d)) – the failure of attempts at human cloning; Licences granted (tor 4(e)) and human embryos destroyed; Range of matters which may be licensed (tor 4(h)) – aborted girls as mothers?; Research or clinical practice which has been prevented (tor 4(i)) - no payment for eggs; Research or clinical practice which has been prevented (tor 4(i)) - human-animal hybrids; Endnotes.
Submission on the Draft Surrogacy Bill 2010 to the Office of Legislation Development and Review, Department of Justice. It involves: Introduction; The nature of surrogacy; Harms of surrogacy; Single and same-sex parents; Particular matters; Conclusion and recommendations; Endnotes.
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